joi, 19 ianuarie 2017

Several dozen Islamic State fighters were killed when US B-2 stealth
bombers and drones struck two of the jihadists' camps southwest of their
former Libya bastion of Sirte, a US defense official said Thursday. The
camps were about 45 kilometers (30 miles) southwest of Sirte. The
strike comes one month after the United States officially wrapped up
military operations in and around Sirte, where it had conducted nearly
500 strikes to help the GNA expel jihadists from the coastal city. Read More

Why thousands of Iranians are fighting in Syria

A
letter from a young woman to her fallen husband, a pro-Assad fighter in
Syria, was recently published in Tasnim News, one of Iran's most
prominent news agencies affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard
Corps (IRGC). "This shrine [the Zaynab shrine] is sacred ... I am
worried about people who throw stones at it and so I sent you to protect
it. But I, like you, are immersed in the love of Zaynab and that is
what keeps me strong in your absence. I sent you on your way and you had
to defend the shrine of Zaynab and I had to wait. I am satisfied and
thankful to God to have lost one of the best people of my life for the
sake of Zaynab and the Guide [Ayatollah Khomeini]." The letter is signed

Kate Hudson Shows Off Her Dance Moves in Hilarious ‘Toddlerography’ Skit with James Corden

Kate
Hudson might be a double threat when it comes to acting and signing,
but can she dance? Decked out in colorful leggings and a cropped shirt,
Hudson and host James Corden prepared themselves to dance alongside a
group of choreographers so tough they “made Dwayne Johnson cry” –
toddlers. “I know you think you’re in shape, but these instructors are
going to beat you down,” host Corden warned Hudson.

People

The US Navy’s $13 Billion Answer to China and Russia

China’s
lone aircraft carrier, the retrofitted Liaoning, has spent the past
several weeks cruising around the South China Sea. It recently passed
through the Taiwan Strait, which seen by some observers as a threatening
message to Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen. The Taiwanese president,
of course, set off diplomatic red alerts when she phoned Donald Trump to
congratulate him on being elected president – and he took the call in
what Beijing considers a violation of the “One China” policy in place
since 1979.

The Fiscal Times

First on CNN: US bombs ISIS camps in Libya, dozens killed

(CNN)US
B-2 bombers struck and destroyed two ISIS camps in Libya overnight,
with initial estimates that over 80 militants were killed, US officials
told CNN Thursday. The mission, which was confirmed in a later Pentagon
statement and is expected to be the last, short-notice military
operation ordered by President Barack Obama, was approved several days
ago by the President, according to sources. "They (the ISIS fighters)
posed a security threat to Libya, the region, and US national
interests," Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said in a statement. A US
defense official said the militants were seen immediately beforehand
carrying weapons, wearing tactical vests, holding mortars and standing
in formation.